Race Relations Exam 1 Review

Question 1

Thomas Theory

Answer 1

Majority belief shapes perceived reality.

Question 2

Ethnicity

Answer 2

Cultural identity, not determined by race

Question 3

Melting Pot

Answer 3

Ideal of cultural blending; largely theoretical.

Question 4

pluralism

Answer 4

Celebration of cultural differences within society.

Question 5

Functionalism

Answer 5

Examines race’s role in societal stability.

Question 6

Conflict Theory

Answer 6

Racism leads to societal conflict and decline.

Question 7

Caste System

Answer 7

a social structure in which classes are determined by heredity

Question 8

Prejudice

Answer 8

Negative attitudes based on group membership.

Question 9

Ethnocentrism

Answer 9

Belief in superiority of one’s culture.

Question 10

White Privilege

Answer 10

Unearned benefits for being white.

Question 11

Scapegoating Theory

Answer 11

Blaming minorities for societal problems.

Question 12

Authoritarian Personality Theory

Answer 12

Personality traits influencing prejudice likelihood.

Question 13

Exploitation Theory

Answer 13

Racial subordination linked to capitalism.

Question 14

Normative Approach

Answer 14

Prejudice shaped by societal norms.

Question 15

Ethnic Enclaves

Answer 15

Communities preserving cultural identities.

Question 16

Stratification

Answer 16

Ranking of groups based on social value.

Question 17

Labeling Theory

Answer 17

Explains why some are viewed as deviant.

Question 18

Self-fulfilling Prophecy

Answer 18

Expectation influences behavior and outcomes.

Question 19

Indian Removal Act

Answer 19

1830 law facilitating Native American land annexation.

Question 20

Allotment Act

Answer 20

1887 act dividing reservation land into parcels.

Question 21

Indian Reorganization Act

Answer 21

1934 law reversing Allotment Act policies.

Question 22

Termination Act

Answer 22

1953 act ending federal services for tribes.

Question 23

Pan-Indianism

Answer 23

Social movements uniting diverse Native American groups.

Question 24

de facto discrimination

Answer 24

The way things are organized

Question 25

de jure discrimination

Answer 25

direct result of a law or policy

Question 26

Smith v. Alwright (1944)

Answer 26

ended white primaries

Question 27

Plessy v. Furgeson

Answer 27

Separate but equal

Question 28

Shelly v. Kraemer

Answer 28

outlawed restrictive covenants

Question 29

restrictive covenant

Answer 29

A provision in a deed to real property prohibiting its sale to a person of a particular race or religion. Judicial enforcement of such deeds is unconstitutional.

Question 30

March Against Fear

Answer 30

March started by James Meredith who was shot on the second day; MLK (SCLC) & Stokely Carmichael (SNCC) came in to finish the march; Stokely began the chant "what do we want - black power" despite MKL's dissapproval

Question 31

SNCC

Answer 31

Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee

Question 32

Black Power Movement

Answer 32

founded by Stokely Carmichael, movement that called for African American independence

Question 33

synonym for Civil Rights Timeline

Answer 33

EAPWRBC

Question 34

synonym for native american policies

Answer 34

ARARTE

Question 35

Civil Rights Timeline

Answer 35

Emancipation Proclomation 13th Amendment 14th Amendment 15th Amendment Plessy v Furgeson White Primaries Outlawed (Smith v Alwright) Restrictive Covenants Outlawed (Shelly v Kraemer) Brown v Board of Education Civil Rights Bill

Question 36

Native American Policies Timeline

Answer 36

Indian Affairs Bureau Indian Removal Act Allotment/Dawes Act Reorganization Act Termination Act Employment Affairs

Question 37

The Ghost Dance Movement

Answer 37

The last effort of Native Americans to resist US domination and drive whites from their ancestral lands, came through as a religious movement.